--- configure.orig
+++ configure
@@ -9933,6 +9933,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking whether the $compiler linker ($LD) supports shared librarie
     fi
     supports_anon_versioning=no
     case `$LD -v 2>&1` in
+      *GNU\ gold*) supports_anon_versioning=yes ;;
       *\ [01].* | *\ 2.[0-9].* | *\ 2.10.*) ;; # catch versions < 2.11
       *\ 2.11.93.0.2\ *) supports_anon_versioning=yes ;; # RH7.3 ...
       *\ 2.11.92.0.12\ *) supports_anon_versioning=yes ;; # Mandrake 8.2 ...
